Parker Conrad, founder of Rippling, an HR startup valued at $ 13.5 billion, shared some interesting thoughts about AI during a recent appearance on our Found podcast. “No one actually wants to chat with their HR software beyond the sort of novelty of like, oh, my gosh, it responds to me,” he said. He also […]
Rippling’s Parker Conrad says founders should ‘go all the way to the ground’ to run their companies
HR startup Rippling has grown into a company valued at $ 13.5 billion with more than 3,200 employees. Despite that size, its founder and CEO Parker Conrad still approves every expense report over $ 10 and is still the one who does routine HR tasks like running payroll. That’s because doing such tasks means he’s […]
Parker Conrad says founders have been building software wrong for the last 20 years
What is the right way to build a software business? Many startup advisers say that B2B software should solve one pain point, gain customers, then add features as their company grows. Serial founder Parker Conrad, currently the founder and CEO of Rippling, an HR software startup valued at $ 13.5 billion in April, thinks that’s […]
Rippling’s Parker Conrad on the company’s new round, new SF lease, and also, its newest critic
Last week, TechCrunch broke the news that the workforce management software outfit Rippling was on the cusp of closing a new, $ 200 million round of funding at a hefty $ 13.4 billion valuation led by Coatue. We also reported that the round featured a separate, $ 670 million secondary component meant to give some […]